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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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